Ganderbal: Department of Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) started a two-day workshop on “Mental Health and Well-being” for the students and research scholars of the varsity here on Thursday. Ms. Laila Qureshi, Psychologist and Counsellor, from “Exceptional Minds,” was the resource person for the event. Speaking on the occasion, Dean School of […]
UDHAMPUR: Field Outreach Bureau ( FOB), Udhampur, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India organized a webinar on “COVID-19 Vaccination drive” in District Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir. The webinar focused on the potential acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among the healthcare workers in the district and the progress made in the vaccination drive throughout the […]
New Delhi: India has proposed the inclusion of Chabahar port in the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) route, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, and expressed hope that member states involved with the INSTC will agree on expanding membership of this project. In his address on ‘Chabahar Day’ at the Maritime India […]
Berlin: Iran has agreed to sit down with international technical experts investigating the discovery of uranium particles at three former undeclared sites in the country, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said Thursday, after months of frustration at Tehran’s lack of a credible explanation. The agreement came as three of the remaining signatories to […]
Yangon: Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup. A UN official speaking from Switzerland said 38 people had been killed Wednesday, a figure consistent with other reports though […]
New Delhi: Some over-the-top (OTT) platforms at times show pornographic contents and there should be a mechanism to screen such programmes, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday and asked the Centre to place its guidelines on regulating social media. The apex court also fixed on Friday the hearing on the appeal appeal of Amazon Prime […]
Also imposes Rs 50 thousand fine on petitioners New Delhi: Observing that expression of a view which is dissent from a decision taken by the Central Government cannot be said to be seditious, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking action against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his comments on abrogation of […]
Shopian: On World Wildlife Day, wildlife officials in Shopian had a reason to cheer after they successfully rescued a “huge” leopard from Heff Shirmal village in Shopian district, after spending two nights out in the cold tracking the animal. According to wildlife officials, they received information about the spotting of a leopard in Heff Shirmal […]
Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday asked the forest department to focus on increasing the Hangul (Kashmiri stag) population at Dachigam National Park and opening the destination to a limited number of tourists. Sinha was addressing the passing-out ceremony of 98 forest guards here. The 32nd batch of the Soil Conservation Training School […]
Srinagar: The collapse of a section of Boulevard road near Dal Gate has resulted in frequent traffic congestion at the spot, while officials say that the repair may only begin later this week. The spot is a main conflux of traffic from several city areas and the road also leads to the Mugal Gardens. Last […]